coup de gueule
French, noun/ku d(ə) ɡœl/
coup de gueule is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-G-U-E-U-L-E (12 letters). Coup de gueule is a French masculine noun meaning “a roar, a bellow, a shout, a yell; a rant, an outburst, a fit of anger (a loud expression of discontent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Expression d’un mécontentement, par des propos véhéments, voire des éclats de voix”.
What does coup de gueule mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinea roar, a bellow, a shout, a yell; a rant, an outburst, a fit of anger (a loud expression of discontent)
pousser un bon coup de gueule
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Expression d’un mécontentement, par des propos véhéments, voire des éclats de voix.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coup de gueule
- coups de gueule plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de gueule?
- /ku d(ə) ɡœl/
- \ku də ɡœl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.